Catalog
Medal - Archangel Gabriel
| Location | Russia |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of Archangel Gabriel in high relief, depicted in the Byzantine icon tradition with a golden halo, draped robes, and holding a flowering branch in his left hand. The figure is flanked by gilt decorative scrollwork and foliage, with the legend arched across the upper field on a black enamelled banner. |
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| Obverse script | Cyrillic |
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| Reverse description | A large ornate Orthodox cross in high relief, gilt and set with blue enamel and red gemstone cabochons at its terminals, centered in the field. The cross is surrounded by radiating linear rays emanating outward, framed by a decorative border of scrollwork and cloud-like motifs. The mint mark MMD appears to the lower left and the fineness mark Ag 925 to the lower right. |
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